Noel, I think, where possible, use a drill press. Otherwise, an angle bracket would probably take less space than a block. I didn't have a press, either, but it surely has some wonderful advantages over a hand drill.
earlier, Noel Romey, wrote: >I suppose you could say the same thing about drilling a hole in a >block. Perhaps the bracket method would take up the least amount of >space then? > >Noel > >On 6/23/09, john schwery ><<mailto:jschwery%40embarqmail.com>[email protected]> wrote: > > Noel, I had a drill guide for awhile but gave it away. They are ok > > if you have open space to use it. But if you are drilling near an > > edge in a tight spot, they are useless. > > > > earlier, Noel Romey, wrote: > > > > > >>The only reason I can think there's a greater sign is because of quoting. > >> > >>As per my question, has anyone used a drill guide tool? Seems like > >>the guide would be a useful thing too. > >> > >>Noel > >> > >>On 6/23/09, Tom Hodges > >><<mailto:tomhodges%40fuse.net>[email protected]> wrote: > >> > I cut a Vee into a piece of three quarter inch wood and hold my screw or > >> > Drill bit into the Vee to hold it straight. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > From: > >> <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] > >> m [mailto:[email protected]] > >> > On Behalf Of Dan Rossi > >> > Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 11:44 AM > >> > To: > >> > > <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com><mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] > >> > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] screw driving and rilling straight > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Noel, > >> > > >> > What I do when I am drilling, is I take a block that I know is nice and > >> > square, actually, I use a 1 2 3 setup block. I stand that up next to the > >> > spot where I want to drill, then just line up the drill bit with the > >> > edge > >> > of the block. Once you get the drill going, you can slide the block out > >> > of the way. Does a great job for me. > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Blue skies. > >> > Dan Rossi > >> > Carnegie Mellon University. > >> > E-Mail: > <mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu><mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu>[email protected] > >> <mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu> > >> > Tel: (412) 268-9081 > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > John > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > John [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
